Cheng Youwen looks like a beast, even worse than Zuo Weipan.
After Zuo Weipan's death, he became Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. Since there is currently no Minister of Rites, he is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.
However, Li Wanjiang never straightened him up, and he probably saw that this man's character was failing.
Jiang Tiansheng, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, is a decent person. He also knows Xiao Chen and gets along well with him. He is Cheng Youwen's biggest competitor, but because he has no foundation, he is currently at a disadvantage.
Li Shi's relationship with Jiang Tiansheng was actually normal, but he was invited here today, probably with the intention of wooing him.
The troupe leader presented the play list, and Li Shi asked everyone to order a play. Murong Heng ordered 10% off "The Return of the Phoenix," Wang Anbang ordered 10% off "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea," Ma Wuming ordered 10% off "The Matchmaker," and Lu Jing ordered 10% off. There was a play called "The Great Ascension to the Palace", and Li Shi ordered a play called "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness", both of which were festive and lively plays.
But Li Feng ordered the play "Universal Frontier". The play was good, but it always felt that he was somewhat targeted.
Because the main villain in the play, Zhao Gao, has been castrated, is considered a eunuch, and is also a treacherous official, so it is perfect to use it to allude to Xiao Chen.
Zhao Gao once took advantage of the sudden death of Qin Shihuang when he was traveling, and together with Prime Minister Li Si, he falsely executed Fusu and helped Hu Hai ascend the throne... The story is also very targeted, but in short it is inappropriate.
Liu Pengju ordered the play "Wenzhao Pass", which was also a good play, but also inappropriate for the time. The main character in the play, Wu Zixu, was a loyal man, but was executed by the king of Chu. He escaped from Zhaoguan and went to the king of Wu. Later, he led the Wu army to kill him back, almost annihilating the Chu country, and removing the dead king of Chu from his coffin. The whip corpse was dug out...
Cheng Youwen ordered the play "Duan Mi Jian". The play itself is also good, but the Li Mi in the play was originally a courtier of the Sui Dynasty. He rebelled, separatist power, and established himself as king. Later, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but then rebelled. When he came out, he was a ruthless, ignorant, duplicitous... rebel leader and villain.
"Master Cheng, this drama was not done well." Seeing Murong Heng's unhappy expression, Lu Jing smiled and said, "It's a festive day, why are we doing these scenes of fighting and killing? Isn't it a big disgrace? Let's change it! "
"Haha, I really like this play that Mr. Cheng ordered. I don't think I need to change it." Murong Heng said with a smile.
"Hahaha, I knew my husband would like this show!" Cheng Youwen said with a smile, "If you feel happy later, I will pretend to be Wang Yanzhang and sing a few lines to cheer you up!"
"Master Cheng, you don't have to pretend to be Li Mi. Isn't Li Mi just a white-faced person?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean by this?" Cheng Youwen's white face turned dark instantly. What a white face, only traitors in the play have white faces.
"What I mean is that Mr. Cheng, you look like a treacherous minister with your dignified appearance. Otherwise, Zhao Gao in "Universal Frontier" will be able to be sung by you later." Xiao Chen said with a smile. .
"Xiao Chen, you have become a first-class loyal and brave captain, why are you still joking like before?" Li Shi said hurriedly, "You haven't ordered a play yet, hurry up!"
"Did Mr. Cheng make the joke first? I just joined in and joked with him. Seeing him like this, he didn't know how to be funny. I don't usually go to the theater. I'm not as professional as Mr. Cheng, so I just clicked on it casually... ...Is this "The Orphan of Zhao"?" Xiao Chen seemed to have clicked on the play list casually and clicked on it.
"That's fine." Ma Wuming said with a smile, "In the past, there was a soldier who was a martyr who whipped the corpse but still hated King Chu Ping, and in the back there was an orphan from the Zhao family who cut his teeth and never forgot Tu Anjia!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it turns out that Mr. Ma can still fight against a pair?" Liu Pengju said at the side.
"Just a few random words." Ma Wuming said, "It made General Liu laugh."
"Then I have to ask for advice. Although I am a reckless man who leads the army, I am not as good as Mr. Ma and you, the Hanlin scholars who came from the imperial examination, but I can still speak a few words..." Liu Pengju said.
"General Liu, this is so modest. Who knew that you are both civil and military and known as a Confucian general?" Duan Fengnian on the side said with a smile.
"I don't dare, I can only say that I have a rough idea, but if I ask Mr. Ma for advice, even ordinary pairs will not work... Yes, Mr. Ma, please listen to my first couplet, 'A bird flies into the wind, and it is held in its mouth. A worm has become a phoenix!'" Liu Pengju was very proud after saying this, "This is a split-character couplet, it just violates Master Duan's taboo, don't blame me!"
"No wonder, no wonder, it's so good, so good!" Duan Fengnian clapped his hands and laughed, praising him repeatedly, as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know that they were in the same group.
Not to mention that the first couplet is really clever, because there is a word for "worm" in the word "wind", and the word "bird" eats the word "worm", so it is not the word "phoenix" for phoenix.
Ma Wuming really couldn't stand it for a while, scratching his head in thought.
"Why can't Mr. Ma forgive me?" Duan Fengnian said with a smile, "I did come up with a second line, but it offended your surname, but I don't know whether to say it or not?"
"It's just a word game. It can't be said to be offensive or offensive. Since Mr. Duan has a good match, please give me some advice." Ma Wuming said.
"That's good!" Duan Fengnian smiled slightly and said the second line, but it was, "Ma come to the bank of the reed, eat all the grass and think of it as a donkey!"
"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!" Liu Pengju repeatedly proclaimed.
"Neat and neat!" Cheng Youwen shouted loudly.
But Ma Wuming made a huge blush. He was neither smiling nor angry. He was very embarrassed.
"This couplet is actually good. Although Lord Duan is a dragon and a phoenix among men, Lord Ma is the donkey and horse of the imperial court. Lord Ma is responsible for all the dirty and tiring work in the Ministry of Industry. I remember the emperor personally commented on it He is 'hard-working and uncomplaining'!" Xiao Chen has always been on good terms with Ma Wuming, so of course he wanted to help him speak up and help him regain his face with just one sentence.
He also criticized Duan Fengnian by the way.
To say that Ma Wuming is a donkey and horse in the imperial court is a derogation in name but a praise in reality. To say that Duan Fengnian is a dragon and a phoenix among people is to praise in name but derogation in reality.
Because Ma Wuming, as a court donkey, serves the country, which is a real hard work, and he, Duan Fengping, is not the best among the people?
The two princes are the ones, okay?
"I'm not as talented as Mr. Ma in his hard work, nor as good as Mr. Duan, but I do know a thing or two about pairs like General Liu. Suddenly I have a couplet with broken characters, and I want to ask for advice. ." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "It just offended the taboos of Master Duan and General Liu..."
"Master Ma just said it, it's just a word game, it can't be said to be offensive or not." Jiang Tiansheng smiled, "Even if it is a small offense, Master Ma will not be annoyed at all. Master Duan and Liu How can the general be upset?"
"That's true!" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Then I'll be blunt. Listen to me, my first couplet is 'Governor Duan is not wearing human skin, so why is it false?'"
The character 'duan' is the same as the right side of the character 'false', so if you add a human character next to it, it becomes the character 'false'.
I have to say that Xiao Chen is much better at splitting couplets than Liu Pengju...
